Ndzimu mbumbi
1 Kudza Yahwe, iwe meya yangu.
Imwi Yahwe Ndzimu wangu, mu nkulu kwazo.
Makaambadziwa kutetiwa ne bushe,
2 Makazwifukidza nge tjedza se tjiambalo.
Imwi munobambula kudzimu se nshasha we saile.
3 Imwi munomisa phanda dze mbako dzenyu mu vula,
imwi munothama makole kara yenyu ye bushe,
imwi motatha mapapilo e phepo,
4 mothama phepo batumwa benyu,
moto ne nthuto bashingili benyu.
5 Mobiga shango mu thiwa dzayo,
kuti ndizo isitongofa yazunguziwa.
6 Moifukidza nge madziba e gungwa se tjiambalo,
vula yakabe ilimile pezhugwi kwe matombo.
7 Amutjemela banotizha,
mu nsindo we kudadamula kwenyu bakatizha.
8 Matombo akamilika,
mikuku ikawungila pathu pamakailaulila.
9 Makabiga n'gathu kuti ndizo basitongopinda,
kuti ndizo basitongofukidza shango kakale.
10 Mowungisila misenya mu mikuku,
inowunga pakati kwe matuthu,
11 inong'wisa phuka imwe ne imwe,
mbizi dze shango dzozwidusa nyota.
12 Pawunde nayo nyuni dzobaka mashaka,
dzomba dzili pakati kwe thabi dze miti.
13 Kudwa mu bugalo gwenyu gu pezhugwi modilidzila matombo,
shango inogutshiwa nge zwizwalo zwe nshingo wenyu.
14 Momedzela ng'ombe bushwa,
ne miti kuti ishingisiwe nge nthu,
nekuti aduse zojiwa mu mavu,
15 ne nkumbi kushathisa moyo we nthu,
ne mafuta anothama kuti buso gugwe gupenye,
ne zojiwa zwinogadza nthu moyo.
16 Miti ya Yahwe inodilidzigwa kwazo,
misida ye Lebanoni yabakadzwala.
17 Nyuni dzobaka mashaka adzo muili,
hwondo inobaka shaka layo mu miti isina mihwa.
18 Matombo malefu anogala ngululu,
shongwe i dizhilo le mbila.
19 Makathama kuti mwedzi ulakidze misi ye gole,
zhuba loziba tjibaka tjalo tjongina.
20 Mothama zhalima, kukabe busiku,
lubaka gwe phuka dze shango dziyenda mulili.
21 Shumbana dzobombela tjadzingabulaya,
dzishaka zojiwa zwadzo mu Ndzimu.
22 Ha zhuba libhuda, dzonobgwata
dzinolala mu mazwimba adzo.
23 Nthu unoyenda ku nshingo uwe,
enoshinga kudza kube madekwana.
24 Zwakawanda seni zwithu zwamakathama, imwi Yahwe!
Makazwithama zose nge butjenjedu,
shango izhele zwitjili zwenyu.
25 Ndiyeno i gungwa, bukulu kakale gwakaashama,
guna zwitjili zwinonyewula zwe bunji gusingabalike,
zwitjili zose zwitukununu ne zwikulu kulu.
26 Zwikepe zoyenda muguli,
ne zhithu le gungwa linoyi Livatani lamakabumba kuti lizanile muguli.
27 Zose izwezwi zwakalinga kumuli
kuti muzwipe zojiwa mu tjibaka tjakalingisana.
28 Amuzwipa, zotjinunga, amufumbatunula
tjiazha tjenyu, zogutshiwa nge zwithu zwakanaka.
29 Amusumbika buso gwenyu, zotja, amushomola
meya yazo zofa, zwibe zwibgwilila
mu hwuluba pazwakadwa.
30 Amudusa meya yenyu, muituma zobumbika,
kakale mothama mbumbiko ye shango ikabe tshwa.
31 Dzene gudzo la Yahwe lingama nge kusingapele,
dzene Yahwe bangashathila mishingo yabo.
32 Ibo banolinga shango ikatetema,
banokutha matombo kathungayila bhulubusi.
33 Ndowombila Yahwe mu butjilo gwangu gose,
ndowomba ndikudza Ndzimu wangu anditjatjila.
34 Dzene kukumbula kwangu kungabashathisa,
ngobe ndowoshatha ndili muna Yahwe.
35 Batjinyi ngabalobesiwe mu shango,
ne babi basitjafe babepo.
Kudza Yahwe, iwe meya yangu.
Kudza Yahwe!
Ndzimu mbumbi
1 Kudza Yahwe, iwe meya yangu.
Imwi Yahwe Ndzimu wangu, mu nkulu kwazo.
Makaambadziwa kutetiwa ne bushe,
2 Makazwifukidza nge tjedza se tjiambalo.
Imwi munobambula kudzimu se nshasha we saile.
3 Imwi munomisa phanda dze mbako dzenyu mu vula,
imwi munothama makole kara yenyu ye bushe,
imwi motatha mapapilo e phepo,
4 mothama phepo batumwa benyu,
moto ne nthuto bashingili benyu.
5 Mobiga shango mu thiwa dzayo,
kuti ndizo isitongofa yazunguziwa.
6 Moifukidza nge madziba e gungwa se tjiambalo,
vula yakabe ilimile pezhugwi kwe matombo.
7 Amutjemela banotizha,
mu nsindo we kudadamula kwenyu bakatizha.
8 Matombo akamilika,
mikuku ikawungila pathu pamakailaulila.
9 Makabiga n'gathu kuti ndizo basitongopinda,
kuti ndizo basitongofukidza shango kakale.
10 Mowungisila misenya mu mikuku,
inowunga pakati kwe matuthu,
11 inong'wisa phuka imwe ne imwe,
mbizi dze shango dzozwidusa nyota.
12 Pawunde nayo nyuni dzobaka mashaka,
dzomba dzili pakati kwe thabi dze miti.
13 Kudwa mu bugalo gwenyu gu pezhugwi modilidzila matombo,
shango inogutshiwa nge zwizwalo zwe nshingo wenyu.
14 Momedzela ng'ombe bushwa,
ne miti kuti ishingisiwe nge nthu,
nekuti aduse zojiwa mu mavu,
15 ne nkumbi kushathisa moyo we nthu,
ne mafuta anothama kuti buso gugwe gupenye,
ne zojiwa zwinogadza nthu moyo.
16 Miti ya Yahwe inodilidzigwa kwazo,
misida ye Lebanoni yabakadzwala.
17 Nyuni dzobaka mashaka adzo muili,
hwondo inobaka shaka layo mu miti isina mihwa.
18 Matombo malefu anogala ngululu,
shongwe i dizhilo le mbila.
19 Makathama kuti mwedzi ulakidze misi ye gole,
zhuba loziba tjibaka tjalo tjongina.
20 Mothama zhalima, kukabe busiku,
lubaka gwe phuka dze shango dziyenda mulili.
21 Shumbana dzobombela tjadzingabulaya,
dzishaka zojiwa zwadzo mu Ndzimu.
22 Ha zhuba libhuda, dzonobgwata
dzinolala mu mazwimba adzo.
23 Nthu unoyenda ku nshingo uwe,
enoshinga kudza kube madekwana.
24 Zwakawanda seni zwithu zwamakathama, imwi Yahwe!
Makazwithama zose nge butjenjedu,
shango izhele zwitjili zwenyu.
25 Ndiyeno i gungwa, bukulu kakale gwakaashama,
guna zwitjili zwinonyewula zwe bunji gusingabalike,
zwitjili zose zwitukununu ne zwikulu kulu.
26 Zwikepe zoyenda muguli,
ne zhithu le gungwa linoyi Livatani lamakabumba kuti lizanile muguli.
27 Zose izwezwi zwakalinga kumuli
kuti muzwipe zojiwa mu tjibaka tjakalingisana.
28 Amuzwipa, zotjinunga, amufumbatunula
tjiazha tjenyu, zogutshiwa nge zwithu zwakanaka.
29 Amusumbika buso gwenyu, zotja, amushomola
meya yazo zofa, zwibe zwibgwilila
mu hwuluba pazwakadwa.
30 Amudusa meya yenyu, muituma zobumbika,
kakale mothama mbumbiko ye shango ikabe tshwa.
31 Dzene gudzo la Yahwe lingama nge kusingapele,
dzene Yahwe bangashathila mishingo yabo.
32 Ibo banolinga shango ikatetema,
banokutha matombo kathungayila bhulubusi.
33 Ndowombila Yahwe mu butjilo gwangu gose,
ndowomba ndikudza Ndzimu wangu anditjatjila.
34 Dzene kukumbula kwangu kungabashathisa,
ngobe ndowoshatha ndili muna Yahwe.
35 Batjinyi ngabalobesiwe mu shango,
ne babi basitjafe babepo.
Kudza Yahwe, iwe meya yangu.
Kudza Yahwe!